Drought, heat damaged many of the nation's crops this summer
9/7/2022 12:28:09 PM
CATEGORIES:
Agriculture
AFFECTED AREAS:
Alaska
Alabama
Arkansas
Arizona
California
Colorado
Connecticut
District of Columbia
Delaware
Florida
Georgia
Hawaii
Iowa
Idaho
Illinois
Indiana
Kansas
Kentucky
Louisiana
Massachusetts
Maryland
Maine
Michigan
Minnesota
Missouri
Mississippi
Montana
North Carolina
North Dakota
Nebraska
New Hampshire
New Jersey
New Mexico
Nevada
New York
Ohio
Oklahoma
Oregon
Pennsylvania
Rhode Island
South Carolina
South Dakota
Tennessee
Texas
Utah
Virginia
Vermont
Washington
Wisconsin
West Virginia
Wyoming
Start Date: 5/1/2022
- End Date: 9/5/2022
Drought and heat ravaged many row crops, fruits and vegetables this summer. Some of the especially hard-hit crops were corn, hard red winter wheat, cotton, rice, and grain sorghum, not to mention the many crops grown in California that were cut back for lack of water.
The Washington Post (D.C.), Sept. 5, 2022
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